Sidhartha Babu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Education | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering, Trivandrum[1] [2] |
| Years active | 2008- |
| Other interests | Guitar, Painting, Stamp Collection, Fishing |
| Sport | |
| Country | India (IND) |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | Qualified for 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris |
| World finals | Won in 2021 (Bronze), 2017 (Bronze) Para Shooting Worldcups |
| Regional finals | Won Gold Medal with games record in Asian Para Games 2022,[3] South Indian 50-m Prone Rifle Shooting Champion |
| National finals | Holds national record from 2014 in 50-m Prone Rifle Para Category |
Sidhartha Babu is an Indian self-taught, international rifle shooter from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is currently based in Bengaluru, India. He has qualified for shooting at the 2024 Paris Paramlympics[4] through the 2022 Asian Para Games conducted in Hangzhou, China (22-28 October 2023)[5] with a record-breaking performance. Also, he had represented India in the 2020 Tokyo Paramlympics[6] for Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 through the performance in Para World Shooting Championship (12-18 October 2019) held in Sydney, Australia.
Achievements
- Won Gold in Asian Para Games Hangzhou 2023 in Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH-1 and also set the Asian Para Games[7] Record
- Won Bronze in Al Ain 2021 World Shooting World Cup
- Won Bronze for India in 2017 Para Shooting Worldcup
- Holds national record from 2014 (broke it himself in 2017 and 2018) in 50-m Prone Rifle Para Category
- South Indian 50-m Prone Rifle Shooting Champion (competing against able-bodied athletes)
- Won hat trick gold medals in State Level 50-m Prone Rifle, Kerala State (2016, 2017 and 2018) against able-bodied athletes
References
- ^ "CET NEWSLETTER" (PDF). College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) official website. 2019.
- ^ "Sidhartha: The shooting superhero". The Times of India. 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Asian Para Games 2023: India bags 80 medals to overhaul previous best; shooter Sidhartha secures Paris 2024 Paralympics quota". Sporstar. 26 October 2023.
- ^ Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- ^ "India win 111 medals at Para Asian Games". ESPN. 28 October 2023.
- ^ Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- ^ Shooting at the 2023 Asian Para Games